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Study: Few Teens Engaging in Full-Fledged ‘Sexting’
A new study has found that while one out of ten 10-17-year-olds has sent or received a sexually suggestive text message on a cell phone, only out of 100 of those images would constitute “child...
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Teen Convicted of Homicide After Texting While Driving
A Massachusetts teenager has been convicted of vehicular homicide for a 2011 car accident that resulted in the death of one man and serious injury to a passenger, CNN.com is reporting....
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Study Explores Downsides of Teens and Social Media
Though nine out of ten teenagers use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites and report it has more of a positive than negative role in their lives, Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View...
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Teens Who ‘Sext’ More Likely to Be Sexually Active
Teenagers who engage in “sexting,” or sending sexually explicit text messages, are 7 times more likely than their peers to be sexually active in the non-virtual world, a new study published in the...
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Texting Blamed for Rise in Teen Pedestrian Injuries
A rising number of American teenagers are suffering from injuries while walking down the street, and researchers believe that the prevalence of text messaging is to blame, and that September and...
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Pediatricians Experiment with Texting Their Teenaged Patients
A growing trend in pediatric care may be in the technology devices teenagers carry with them everywhere they go: doctors are using text messaging and other communication strategies to communicate...
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Sexting Becoming More Common Among 7th Graders
Sexting, or sending sexually suggestive text messages or photos, is becoming more common behavior for younger and younger children, as a new study published in the journal Pediatrics has found in a...
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‘Brain Rest’ Advised After Concussions, Study Confirms
A new study has confirmed what doctors have long advised–that children who suffer concussions should engage in “brain rest” and abstain from cognitively challenging activities including reading,...
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Texting While Parenting Negatively Effects Parents’ Moods
Parents who use smartphones and other devices while also trying to interact with their children report more cranky and frustrated moods than parents who avoid texting and other technology-driven...
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CDC: Teen Smoking, Sex Down, Texting Biggest New Danger
Fewer American teenagers are having sex or smoking cigarettes, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but public messaging efforts on the dangers of texting while...
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